Physician profile

Waleed Obaid

Internal Medicine · Detroit, MI

NPI 1003187295

$1,093.81

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $16.71 in 2025

The $16.71 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$385.44

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ucb, INC. $177.82 2021-2023 Nayzilam, Briviact
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $162.59 2019-2023 Xarelto
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $89.71 2019-2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $80.99 2019-2024
Pfizer INC. $74.19 2020-2023
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $72.66 2019-2023 Recarbrio, Zerbaxa, Dificid
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $68.76 2021-2023 Stiolto Respimat, Jardiance
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $62.98 2019-2024 Eliquis
Penumbra, INC. $57.28 2022-2023 Indigo System
Boston Scientific Corporation $50.43 2020-2025 Watchman Flx
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $45.69 2023-2024 Xerava
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $39.35 2020-2022
Gilead Sciences, INC. $29.86 2021
Philips North America LLC $22.29 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $17.13 2023 Arcalyst
Show all 18 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $15.00 2024 Givlaari
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.16 2022
Abbvie INC. $12.92 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Waleed Obaid

$1,093.81

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Ucb, INC.
Context
The $16.71 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.